This paper describes and evaluates the initial use of the community service voucher pro gram, a program which used federal funds to empower four organizations in disadvan taged Chicago neighborhoods to contract for university resources. The analysis presents the concept behind the program and describes the circumstances of its implementation and various program outcomes. The analysis ends with an evaluation of program impact, recommendations for how to expand and replicate the program, and a discussion of its potential in different university-disadvantaged community settings.
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